Shadowrat
05-14-2007, 08:09 AM
I've seen the photos, read the stories, and watched the videos of people throwing their Wii Remotes. I never thought it would happen to me. The perpetrators always seemed to be of the frat boy inclination, trying to best each other in a primitive ritual where brute force is the sole strategy.
Now, i've done some experimentation on my pc. There is an upper limit to what the accelerometer will measure. It requires some muscle, but it's not difficult to get it there. There's clearly no benefit to swinging with all your might. Well, if you are really weak, then you might need all your might, but i have might to spare.
Consequently, i'd grown complacent. I didn't bother to put the wrist strap on. I never felt like i was in danger of loosing the remote. Thus an unfortunate turn of events transpired in my living room last night.
First was my brother, in bowling. Overwhelmed by adrenaline he wound up and hurled the remote headlong into the tv. I'm glad i haven't bought a nice tv yet. The remote ricocheted off the tv, into the ceiling, then skittered across the floor. I think i nearly cracked a tooth, i was clenching my jaw so tight.
I wanted to explode at him. However, i was the guy who had earlier told everyone that the constant wrist strap messages could probably be ignored as long as you just remembered to not let go of the controller.
He has been forbidden to play without the wrist strap now. And he must pass a 3 point wrist strap exam before playing.
Well, after that, everyone started with the wrist straps. All seemed fine, until, in the midst of a heated tennis match, my dad hurled his remote straight into the ceiling. It took out a 2.54cm diameter chunk, and actually cracked the casing of the remote.
He apologized profusely and offered to buy me another remote. Thankfully, it snapped back together and seems to work just fine. He was also put on the list of people who require a 3 point safety check prior to using the wii.
The moral is there are two kinds of people who throw wii remotes, and they are both in my family.
Now, i've done some experimentation on my pc. There is an upper limit to what the accelerometer will measure. It requires some muscle, but it's not difficult to get it there. There's clearly no benefit to swinging with all your might. Well, if you are really weak, then you might need all your might, but i have might to spare.
Consequently, i'd grown complacent. I didn't bother to put the wrist strap on. I never felt like i was in danger of loosing the remote. Thus an unfortunate turn of events transpired in my living room last night.
First was my brother, in bowling. Overwhelmed by adrenaline he wound up and hurled the remote headlong into the tv. I'm glad i haven't bought a nice tv yet. The remote ricocheted off the tv, into the ceiling, then skittered across the floor. I think i nearly cracked a tooth, i was clenching my jaw so tight.
I wanted to explode at him. However, i was the guy who had earlier told everyone that the constant wrist strap messages could probably be ignored as long as you just remembered to not let go of the controller.
He has been forbidden to play without the wrist strap now. And he must pass a 3 point wrist strap exam before playing.
Well, after that, everyone started with the wrist straps. All seemed fine, until, in the midst of a heated tennis match, my dad hurled his remote straight into the ceiling. It took out a 2.54cm diameter chunk, and actually cracked the casing of the remote.
He apologized profusely and offered to buy me another remote. Thankfully, it snapped back together and seems to work just fine. He was also put on the list of people who require a 3 point safety check prior to using the wii.
The moral is there are two kinds of people who throw wii remotes, and they are both in my family.